marylou Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 I think in addition to charging for gas and insurance, it would be appropriate to charge for your time behind the wheel. We could say, maybe $20 an hour for wages, plus medical and retirement benefits, adding roughly 20%. Quote
crazyjizzy Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 I'm with you, rhyang--the issue is having respect for your climbing partner and their gear, no matter what piece is missing, or how many. Wow, this really gets to me. Hey AlpineK, I am really sorry that I stole a can of chili, a fork, and a tape of Pearl Jam from you in Zion, in 1993. It won't happen again. Quote
crazyjizzy Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 Oh yea, and last year I stole a tape measure and a utility knife from you. Quote
crazyjizzy Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 And TFM has told me in private that he is sorry he stole your vest in 1988. Quote
crazyjizzy Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 And I know that Rolf is really really sorry that he stole, and then threw those biners that you stole from REI in 1991. Quote
ketch Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 Carefull there crazy. We don't need any warm fuzzies gettin out, and if the group hugs show up where blaming you. Quote
sobo Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 Wow, that's more confessing than I've done in 25 years! Quote
ivan Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 who the fuck are you people??? what kind of sick nihilistic thrill junkies are you? i feel vaguely ashamed to even piss on your graves... Quote
Cobra_Commander Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 i feel vaguely ashamed to even piss on your graves... ashamed or not, that'll be 25 cents/liter to cover grass depreciation. Quote
EWolfe Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 I always take a "Partner Insurance" policy out on whoever I climb with. They must split the cost of the policy with me or no climb. Quote
EWolfe Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 If they fail on the climb, well, generally they dare not. Quote
Sean_T_Stevenson Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 You trust your life to your climbing partner. If you can't trust your partner with your gear, maybe you need to reconsider who you are climbing with? Quote
archenemy Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 I can't believe someone actually had the nutsack to charge you for insurance!! That is coverage for their property--not your property. Here's your quote. exactly. You will note that I do NOT say that insurance, etc is not an expense. It is not *your* expense. And I think Dru has a great plan (I'll pay you the 0.05 for that post, but it's the only one I am copping to. I'll send the money to your acct in Nigeria) to collect for the wonderful services we all provide each other. Frankly, I think I've saved a lot by reading cc.com: I no longer have to purchase COmedy Club tix, I go to counselling less frequently, I save on "partners wanted" classifieds, and so on. Therefore, I will consider my acct even with all those folks I gave insurance and benefits advice (I mean, opinions) to. Oh, and the dog breeders thread should cost ya as well. Dru, how much per PM? Should we suggest an accounting thread in the "What do you want to see at cc.com" thread? The possibilities Quote
Thinker Posted October 27, 2005 Posted October 27, 2005 I can't belive I just read 5 pages of this drivel. I want last year's donation to Timmy back to compensate me for this utter waste of time. The only time I even raise an eyebrow over a partner's use of my gear is if the do something along the lines of spilling hot chocolate inside my tent or try to piss out the door instead of getting the fuck out the tent to take care of business. Cramponing my rope is a little more serious. Quote
AlpineK Posted October 28, 2005 Posted October 28, 2005 And TFM has told me in private that he is sorry he stole your vest in 1988. Well I feel better about things since you stole a bunch of his gear, and we burned it rapping off Combatant. Quote
David Trippett Posted October 30, 2005 Posted October 30, 2005 So let's say you go climbing with an individual, put your gear into the rack, climb, then return to the car to divvy up your stuff. You've put rack tags on all your biners & cams, marked all your ice screws, etc. You're tired, you think everything is as it should be, but when you get home and put everything back in its place you are missing a couple of biners. Your climbing partner from the last weekend lives in a different city, and you send an email & leave a phone message. There is no response, not even a "sorry, I've looked and I don't have them." Finally after a couple of weeks, you see his user ID on cc.com and send him a PM - that gets a response : i dont have them. stuff gets lost all the time if you do this long enuf... nothing new. I guess I'm a little annoyed. I printed out maps, paid for permits, led pitches, and brought most of the gear we used. Am I being unreasonable in asking him to please check again ? What would you think if this was the response you got ? ask a Rabbi...seriously. Quote
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